I'm Just Sayin

"I am 11 years old.  I usually take a chapter or two to get involved in a story.  I was on page 3 and couldn't stop.  I finished the book in one day.  Now I want to make the quilt with my grandma."  Josie ❤

A Story That Connects Generations

Lizzy Albright and the Attic Window is a story inspired by a 1930 Depression era sample quilt that was made by Lizzy’s grandmother. The quilt and fabrics are design by Ricky Tims for Benartex. We urge you to do this project with a bit of help from a youngster in your life, and help usher in a new generation of quilters. eBook available too!

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KIT with BOOK   $359

KIT without BOOK   $329

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The Lizzy Albright Quilt Tutorial course will be offered again starting in January 2021.

Autumn at Yellowstone Creek

by Ricky Tims

I love autumn in Colorado - the colors are magnificent and the mountains are majestic! 

Photo Inspiration

Autumn at Yellowstone Creek by Ricky Tims 2003

Detail of Autumn at Yellowstone Creek by Ricky Tims 2003

My favorite time of year in Colorado is Autumn. The colors are magnificent and the mountains are so majestic. I was inspired by the Fall foliage of the gamble/scrub oaks when I first discovered the ranch that I now live on.

I took the photo (shown above) in the Fall of 2003. Do you see the eagle head on the mountain in the distance? This was taken 15 years before the fire of 2018 that burned all of the land you see here. The photo became the inspiration for a quilt that I started soon thereafter. It is a small quilt (about 17” x 20”), and is heavily textured with thread. Autumn Rock (located on my ranch) is the largest rock formation in the distance, in the center of the image. The fabrics are hand-dyed.

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SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY HERE

May 2020 Scrap Bags have a special fabric swatch.

Pile of scraps have been bagged and are ready for you. Anyone who purchases a May 2020 scrap bag will receive inside the bag a "challenge swatch". This over-dyed print MUST be used (visibly, noticeably) in your challenge quilt. It's only a small swatch, and you don't have to use it all.

1. Purchase a May 2020 Scrap Bag which contains the challenge swatch. (Only 90 bags available)

2. Quilt size limitations. No smaller than 24" on any side, no larger than 60" on any side.

3. Quilts must be made entirely from Ricky Tims Scrap Bag fabric with the exception. Solid commercial black, pure white, or a black and white stripe may be used.

4. Quilts must visibly contain fabric from the challenge swatch, whether or not it is featured, or disguised.

5. Your scrap bag purchase is your 'entry fee'. All people purchasing a May 2020 Scrap Bag will be in the database for notifications about the challenge. HOWEVER: You are not required to make a quilt for the challenge.

6. No limit on Scrap Bags. 

7. Entry deadline is September 7, 2020. Additional information about submitting entries will be sent to everyone via email who purchased a May 2020 Scrap Bag. Purchasers are NOT required to enter, but all are eligible.

8. Pieced quilts, appliqué quilts, or quilts with a combination of both are acceptable.

9. Embellishments should be limited to fibers only (threads, yarns, etc).

10. Quilts must be three layers, front, batting, backing.

11. No surface alteration to the fabric is allowed. (No painting, stamping, foiling, dying, or inking, etc.)

12. Quilts must have appropriate finished edges. Binding, facing, or other.

13. Quilts much be quilted, by hand or machine, using any machine or method of quilting.

14. Originality is encouraged but all designs, from traditional to contemporary, modern, improv, and artful, are welcome.

15. Quilts must be entirely made by one person.

Colorado is on a shelter in place mandate and as a result, the two employees that work in the offices at Ricky Tims Inc, are staying home. Heather, who manages the Online Store, and receives most emails, has the office computer at home for communications only. She will not be back in the office/warehouse to fulfill orders until the mandate is lifted. 

The most important thing for everyone is to stay safe. Please do your part by washing your hands and abiding by directives that come your way.

In the meantime, here is a list that will keep us all connected.

Ricky Tims Public Facebook Page (go there and click LIKE)

I am reading chapters of Lizzy Albright in VidPods on YouTube. Head on over to the playlist - click - then go quilt or craft - and listen. Nothing to watch really - like a audio book with commentary by the authors - Ricky Tims and Kat Bowser.

TheQuiltShow.com is offering a six month stay-in-place subscription for only $19.95. Over 300 episodes are available to you 24/7.

Facebook Live. Alex Anderson are doing Facebook Live posts. You can find the notices at the Ricky Tims Facebook Public Page - or on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims public page. You can also find the YouTube channel for The Quilt Show.